A population-level analysis of armed conflict and diphtheria at the subnational level in the WHO African Region 2017–2024
This exploratory analysis indicates that conflict-related fatalities are potentially helpful indicators of subnational diphtheria risk in countries in the WHO African region from 2017 to 2024. Further, it may be especially useful in cases where estimates of population-level diphtheria immunity are limited.
Authors
- Tierney O’Sullivan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7387-767X)
- Lindsay T. Keegan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8526-3007)
Institutions
- University of Utah (US)
- VA Salt Lake City Healthcare System (US)
- Utah Department of Health (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Global and Public Health
- Published
- 2025-05-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s44263-025-00156-8
- Primary Topic
- Hepatitis B Virus Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Ben B. and Iris M. Margolis Foundation